Abou Ba
Midfield - Defensive Midfield
at FC Girondins Bordeaux
at FC Girondins Bordeaux
322 days · joined 2025-07-07
👕100+ Apps
Market value
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Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
10
clubs played for
17/18
debut season
0.03
goals / match
AS Nancy-Lorraine
top club · 48 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#130
goals rank
#156
assists rank
5
season goals
7
season assists
Among 227 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€600k
peak value · 2018
€1.00m
top transfer fee · 19/20
2
best season · 17/18
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int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1998-07-29 · 6 players total
158Appearances
5Goals
7Assists
45Yellow cards
0Red cards
35Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Abou Ba |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Abou-Malal Ba |
| Date of birth | 1998-07-29 (27 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Saint-Dié, France |
| Citizenship | France Senegal |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 183.00 m |
| Current club | FC Girondins Bordeaux |
| Joined | 2025-07-07 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | XPERTISE SPORT |
Jul 2025
Transfer: FC Villefranche → G. Bordeaux
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — FC Girondins Bordeaux
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2025
Transfer: Without Club → FC Villefranche
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Villefranche-Beaujolais
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
Transfer: FC Villefranche → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Aug 2023
Injury: unknown
30 games missed
Jul 2023
Transfer: FC Nantes B → FC Villefranche
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Villefranche-Beaujolais
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2023
Transfer: RFC Seraing → FC Nantes B
22/23 · Return from loan
Sep 2022
Injury: unknown
18 games missed
Sep 2022
Transfer: FC Nantes B → RFC Seraing
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — RFC Seraing U23, RFC Seraing
11 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2022
Transfer: Alessandria → FC Nantes B
21/22 · Return from loan
Aug 2021
Transfer: FC Nantes B → Alessandria
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — US Alessandria Calcio 1912
27 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2021
Transfer: Cosenza → FC Nantes B
20/21 · Return from loan
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Oct 2020
Transfer: FC Nantes B → Cosenza
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Cosenza Calcio, FC Nantes B
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: FC Nantes → FC Nantes B
20/21 · Transfer
Jun 2020
Transfer: Aris Saloniki → FC Nantes
19/20 · Return from loan
Sep 2019
Transfer: FC Nantes → Aris Saloniki
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — Aris Thessaloniki
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: AS Nancy → FC Nantes
19/20 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 2018
18/19 — AS Nancy-Lorraine, AS Nancy-Lorraine B
26 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — AS Nancy-Lorraine
29 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: AS Nancy B → AS Nancy
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
Transfer: AS Nancy U19 → AS Nancy B
16/17 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €600k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 59 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.33/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.33/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.33/90
Minutes played by club
FC Girondins Bordeaux
8.7%
FC Villefranche-Beaujolais
0.0%
RFC Seraing
0.0%
RFC Seraing U23
2.1%
US Alessandria Calcio 1912
55.0%
Cosenza Calcio
0.0%
FC Nantes B
0.0%
Aris Thessaloniki
0.0%
AS Nancy-Lorraine
34.2%
AS Nancy-Lorraine B
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Girondins Bordeaux | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 274 |
| FC Villefranche-Beaujolais | 2 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFC Seraing | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFC Seraing U23 | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| US Alessandria Calcio 1912 | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1,727 |
| Cosenza Calcio | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Nantes B | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aris Thessaloniki | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AS Nancy-Lorraine | 2 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 1,073 |
| AS Nancy-Lorraine B | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | National 2 - Grp. A | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 274 |
| 24/25 | Championnat National | FC Villefranche-Beaujolais | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Championnat National | FC Villefranche-Beaujolais | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 2de Nat ACFF | RFC Seraing U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| 22/23 | Croky Cup | RFC Seraing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | JPL | RFC Seraing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Italy Cup | US Alessandria Calcio 1912 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Serie B | US Alessandria Calcio 1912 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1,727 |
| 20/21 | Italy Cup | Cosenza Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | National 2 - Grp. D | FC Nantes B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Serie B | Cosenza Calcio | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Kypello Elladas | Aris Thessaloniki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | SL1 Play-off | Aris Thessaloniki | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Super League 1 | Aris Thessaloniki | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Coupe de France | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Coupe de la Ligue | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Ligue 2 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 17 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | N3 - Grand Est | AS Nancy-Lorraine B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Coupe de France | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Coupe de la Ligue | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Ligue 2 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 25 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1,073 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | AS Nancy U19 | AS Nancy B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | AS Nancy B | AS Nancy | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | AS Nancy | FC Nantes | Transfer | 600000 | €1.00m |
| 19/20 | 2019-09-02 | FC Nantes | Aris Saloniki | Loan | 600000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-06-30 | Aris Saloniki | FC Nantes | Return from loan | 525000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-01 | FC Nantes | FC Nantes B | Transfer | 525000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-04 | FC Nantes B | Cosenza | Loan | 600000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-06-30 | Cosenza | FC Nantes B | Return from loan | 300000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-07 | FC Nantes B | Alessandria | Loan | 300000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | Alessandria | FC Nantes B | Return from loan | 500000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-09-01 | FC Nantes B | RFC Seraing | Loan | 500000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-06-30 | RFC Seraing | FC Nantes B | Return from loan | 400000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-25 | FC Nantes B | FC Villefranche | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | FC Villefranche | Without Club | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-13 | Without Club | FC Villefranche | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-07 | FC Villefranche | G. Bordeaux | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Overstretching | 2021-03-07 | 2021-04-26 | 51 | 7 |
| 22/23 | Muscle injury | 2022-09-26 | 2023-02-15 | 143 | 18 |
| 23/24 | Knee injury | 2023-08-26 | 2024-04-25 | 244 | 30 |
Current€200k
Peak€600k
Low—
Δ since start−€400k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €525k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Péan | 1 | 0 | 970 |
| Lindsay Rose | 2 | 0 | 884 |
| Antony Robic | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Julien Cétout | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mattia Mustacchio | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommaso Milanese | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Giuseppe Prestia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Federico Casarini | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Lunetta | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amine Bassi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luca Parodi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnaud Nordin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joffrey Cuffaut | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergey Chernik | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simone Corazza | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Matteo Pisseri | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Malaly Dembélé | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Laurent Abergel | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Ligue 2 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 2 | 25 |
| 25/26 | National 2 - Grp. A | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 1 | 4 |
| 22/23 | 2de Nat ACFF | RFC Seraing U23 | 1 | 1 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Serie B | US Alessandria Calcio 1912 | 2 | 26 |
| 18/19 | Ligue 2 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 2 | 17 |
| 17/18 | Coupe de la Ligue | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 1 | 1 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 2023-06-30 | RFC Seraing | FC Nantes B | Return from loan | — | €400k |
| 22/23 | 2022-09-01 | FC Nantes B | RFC Seraing | Loan | — | €500k |
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | Alessandria | FC Nantes B | Return from loan | — | €500k |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-07 | FC Nantes B | Alessandria | Loan | — | €300k |
| 20/21 | 2021-06-30 | Cosenza | FC Nantes B | Return from loan | — | €300k |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-04 | FC Nantes B | Cosenza | Loan | — | €600k |
| 19/20 | 2020-06-30 | Aris Saloniki | FC Nantes | Return from loan | — | €525k |
| 19/20 | 2019-09-02 | FC Nantes | Aris Saloniki | Loan | — | €600k |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Senior debut season | |
| 17/18 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 4 | 274 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 24/25 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 11 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.09 |
| 21/22 | 27 | 1,727 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 20/21 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 29 | 1,073 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.84 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Ligue 2
42 apps
2 G
3 A
Serie B
43 apps
1 G
2 A
National 2 - Grp. A
4 apps
1 G
0 A
2de Nat ACFF
1 apps
1 G
0 A
SL1 Play-off
4 apps
0 G
1 A
Coupe de la Ligue
2 apps
0 G
1 A
Championnat National
19 apps
0 G
0 A
JPL
9 apps
0 G
0 A
Super League 1
14 apps
0 G
0 A
N3 - Grand Est
7 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Abou Ba?
Abou Ba is a France professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for FC Girondins Bordeaux.
How old is Abou Ba?
Abou Ba is 27 years old. He was born on July 29, 1998 in Saint-Dié.
What position does Abou Ba play?
Abou Ba plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Abou Ba play for?
Abou Ba currently plays for FC Girondins Bordeaux.
How many career goals has Abou Ba scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Abou Ba has scored 5 goals in 158 appearances.